Choco Mucho Flying Titans

For the ad-hoc club "Team Choco Mucho" with national team players, see Philippines national volleyball teams in FIVB club tournaments.

Choco Mucho Flying Titans

Short name	Choco Mucho
Nickname	Flying Titans
Founded	2019
Head coach	Dante Alinsunurin
Captain	Desiree Cheng
League	Premier Volleyball League
2025 Reinforced	9th place
Uniforms
Home Away
2024–25 season

The Choco Mucho Flying Titans are a Filipino professional women's volleyball team owned by Rebisco. ^[1] The team competes in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL).

The team was established in 2019 as the sister team to the Creamline Cool Smashers, making their debut in that year's Open Conference.

History

The team was created by Rebisco for the 2019 Premier Volleyball League season acquiring the seniors of the 2019 Ateneo Lady Eagles volleyball team together with their coach, Oliver Almadro who won UAAP Season 81 volleyball tournaments. Madayag, De Leon, Tolentino and Gequiliana were joined by the players of the disbanding United Volleyball Club from the Philippine Super Liga. The team was triumphant for their debut as they swept BaliPure Purest Water Defenders in their first game for the 2019 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference last August 14, 2019. ^[2] They were seventh, winning 6 games out of 16. The team, led by Madayag, had a 6-game winning streak for the comeback in the 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference. They defeated the PLDT High Speed Hitters, Santa Lucia Realtors, BaliPure Purest Water Defenders, Cignal HD Spikers, Perlas Spikers, and Philippine Army Lady Troopers in the eliminations giving away only two sets. They only lost twice in the eliminations to Creamline Cool Smashers and Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Crossovers, whom they faced off in the Semi-Finals. They ranked fourth in the 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference after losing to Petro Gazz Angels in the battle for bronze.

Current roster

Main article: 2025 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference

Choco Mucho Flying Titans roster
No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Height	DOB	From
1		Isa Molde	Outside Hitter	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	(1998-10-18) October 18, 1998 (age 27)	Philippines
2		Desiree Cheng  (C)	Outside Hitter	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	(1996-09-28) September 28, 1996 (age 29)	De La Salle
3		Deanna Wong	Setter	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	(1998-07-18) July 18, 1998 (age 27)	Ateneo
4		Mean Mendrez	Outside Hitter	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	(1998-11-14) November 14, 1998 (age 27)	UE
5		Bia General	Libero	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	(1995-08-27) August 27, 1995 (age 30)	National-U
6		Dindin Santiago-Manabat	Opposite Hitter / Middle Blocker	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	(1993-09-26) September 26, 1993 (age 32)	National-U
7		Madeleine Yrenea Madayag	Middle Blocker	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	(1998-02-07) February 7, 1998 (age 27)	Ateneo
10		Katrina Mae Tolentino	Opposite Hitter	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	(1995-01-27) January 27, 1995 (age 30)	Ateneo
11		Ayesha Taira Juegos	Opposite Hitter		(2002-09-14) September 14, 2002 (age 23)	Adamson
12		Jamenea Ferrer	Setter	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)	(1991-12-12) December 12, 1991 (age 33)	Ateneo
13		Aduke Ogunsanya	Middle Blocker	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	(1996-10-02) October 2, 1996 (age 29)	De La Salle
14		Jen Kylene Villegas	Middle Blocker		(2002-06-20) June 20, 2002 (age 23)	Adamson
15		Royse Tubino	Outside Hitter	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	(1993-01-12) January 12, 1993 (age 32)	UPHSD
16		Thang Ponce	Libero	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)	(1998-10-21) October 21, 1998 (age 27)	Adamson
17		Lorraine Pecaña	Middle Blocker	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	(2001-04-21) April 21, 2001 (age 24)	Arellano
20		Tia Andaya	Setter	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	(2000-12-27) December 27, 2000 (age 24)	Central Washington
21		Regine Arocha	Outside Hitter / Libero	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	(1997-02-21) February 21, 1997 (age 28)	Arellano
22		Cherry Nunag	Middle Blocker	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	(1992-10-22) October 22, 1992 (age 33)	De La Salle–Dasmariñas
23		Anyse Smith	Opposite Hitter	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	(1999-03-28) March 28, 1999 (age 26)	North Texas
Updated as of: October 2, 2025 | Source: PVL.ph

Coaching staff Head coach: Dante Alinsunurin Assistant coaches: Edjet Mabbayad (C) Jessie Lopez Strength & conditioning coach: Allan Jovero

Team staff Team manager: Rolando Delfino Team coordinator: Kris Alcantara Statistician: Jann Paulo Ancheta

Medical staff Physical therapist: Bethel Solano

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Rivalries

Creamline Cool Smashers

Main article: Choco Mucho–Creamline rivalry

Although both teams met in the championship twice, Choco Mucho only won one match all-time against sister team Creamline Cool Smashers. Still, it has become a popular rivalry, with matches between the two attracting large crowds and breaking attendance records.

Season-by-season records

Premier Volleyball League

Season	Conference	Preliminary round	Final round	Ranking	Source
2019	Open	7th (6–10, 20 pts)	Did not qualify	7th place	[3]
2021	Open	3rd (7–2, 22 pts)	Lost in semifinals vs. Cherry Tiggo, 1–2 Lost in 3rd-place series vs. Petro Gazz, 0–2	4th place	[4]
2022	Open	2nd (3–1, 8 pts) (Pool A)	Lost in semifinals vs. Creamline, 2–0 Lost in 3rd-place series vs. Cignal, 1–1 [A]	4th place	[5]
	Invitational	6th (2–4, 6 pts)	Did not qualify	7th place	[6]
	Reinforced	7th (3–5, 9 pts)	Did not qualify	7th place	[7]
2023	First All-Filipino	7th (2–6, 6 pts)	Did not qualify	7th place	[8]
	Invitational	3rd (3–2, 9 pts) (Pool B)	Did not qualify Won in 7th-place match vs. Chery Tiggo, 3–0*	7th place	[9]
	Second All-Filipino	2nd (10–1, 29 pts)	Lost in championship vs. Creamline, 0–2	Runner-up	[10]
2024	All-Filipino	2nd (9–2, 26 pts)	Lost in championship vs. Creamline, 0–2	Runner-up	[11]
	Reinforced	9th (2–6, 7 pts)	Did not qualify	9th place	[12]
	Invitational	Did not qualify
2024–25	All-Filipino	5th (8–3, 20 pts)	Finished 4th in semifinals Lost in third-place series vs. Akari, 1–2	4th place	[13]
	PVL on Tour	5th (1–4, 3 pts) (Pool A)	Lost in knockout round vs. Zus Coffee, 2–3*	10th place	[14]
	Invitational	Did not qualify
	Reinforced	9th (3–5, 9 pts)	Did not qualify	9th place	[15]
An asterisk (*) indicates single match

VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup

International League	Position	Ref.
2023 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup	Bronze	[16]

Notes

1. Choco Mucho lost on aggregate points ratio, 181–185 (0.978 vs. 1.022).

Individual awards

Season	Conference	Award	Name	Ref.
2021	Open	Best Opposite Spiker	Kat Tolentino	[17]
2023	2nd All-Filipino	Most Valuable Player (Conference)	Sisi Rondina	[18]
		Best Libero	Thang Ponce
2024	All-Filipino	1st Best Outside Spiker	Sisi Rondina	[19]
		1st Best Middle Blocker	Maddie Madayag
		Best Libero	Thang Ponce
2024–25	All-Filipino	Best Libero	Thang Ponce	[20]

International League	Award	Name	Ref.
2023 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup	Best Outside Spiker	Sisi Rondina	[16]
	Best Middle Blocker	Maddie Madayag

Coaches

• Oliver Almadro (2019–2022)
• Edjet Mabbayad (2022 ^[a] )
• Dante Alinsunurin (2023–present)

Team captains

• Maddie Madayag (2019–2021, 2024)
• Bea de Leon (2022–2023)
• Sisi Rondina (2024-25-2025)
• Desiree Cheng (2025–present)

Imports

Season	Number	Player	Country
2022	5	Odina Aliyeva	Azerbaijan
2024	20	Zoi Faki [21]	Greece
2025	23	Anyse Smith [22]	USA

Former players

Local players  Philippines Mary Grace Masangkay Mary Grace Berte Cindy Imbo Carla Sandoval Shiela Marie Pineda Arianna May Angustia Gyra Ezra Barroga Mary Jane Diane Ticar Dancel Dusaran Erika Gel Alkuino Kassandra Marie "Kim" Gequillana Manilla Santos-Ng Necole Ebuen Jamie Lavitoria Pauline Gaston Shannen Palec Caitlin Viray Bea de Leon Denden Lazaro-Revilla Maika Ortiz

Foreign players  Azerbaijan Odina Aliyeva  Greece Zoi Faki

Notes

1. Interim coach

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